How To Install r-cran-snow on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-snow on Kali Linux. r-cran-snow is GNU R package for simple network of workstations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-snow on Kali Linux.

What is r-cran-snow

r-cran-snow is:

This package provide the ‘simple network of workstations’ (SNOW), an easy-to-use system for parallel computing in GNU R.

There are three methods to install r-cran-snow on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-snow Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-snow using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-snow

Install r-cran-snow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-snow using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-snow

Install r-cran-snow Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-snow using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-snow

How To Uninstall r-cran-snow on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-cran-snow package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-snow

Uninstall r-cran-snow And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-snow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-snow

Remove r-cran-snow Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-snow configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-snow

Remove r-cran-snow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-snow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-snow

Dependencies

r-cran-snow have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-snow package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.